Overall-suspenders and the method of making the same.



H; L. WILLIS.

OVERALL SUSP'ENDERS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.9.19 $6.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

' TINIE SAS AFN HARRY L. WILLIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLInoIs,

.A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

OVERALL-SUSPENDERS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2d, 191?.

Application filed October 9, 1916. Serial No. 124,638.

To all whom 2'25 may concern Be it known that I, HARRY L. WILLIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overall-Suspenders and the Methods of Making the Same, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to lo the figures of reference marked thereon.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in overall suspenders and the method of making the same, and more particularly to an overall suspender having an elastic web intermediate its ends.

An object of the invention is to provide a suspender for overalls wherein the strap is formed by folding the fabric so that the edges meet midway between the side edges of the finished strap and are secured to the body portion of the strap by stitching the same thereto, and wherein the web is in serted within the folded end of the strap and secured therein by a line of stitching passing transversely across the strap.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved method of making a suspender for overalls which consists in forming the strap by infolding a section of fabric so that the edges thereof meet midway between the side edges of the strap, stitching said edges'to the body portion of the strap, removing the side edges from the line of stitching adjacent the end of the strap so as to leave said side edges free, thus forming an open pocket, and subsequently inserting an elastic web within the pocket and securing said free side edges to the web and the body portion.

In the drawings, which show by way of illustration one embodiment of the invention:

Figure l is a perspective view of a suspender strap embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the Suspender;

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged rear view of a portion of the suspender;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line wa of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line b?) of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 0-0 of Fig. 3;

55 Fig. 7 shows a front view. and edge view 111 the method of making the same. I will first describe the article, and then the method of manufacturing the said article.

My improved suspender for overalls consists of a strap 1, an elastic web 2 and a tab 3. The strap may be provided with a fastener 4, while the tab is provided with a button hole 5. character are old in the art, and my invention is directed particularly to the manner of folding the fabric to form the strap and the web, and the manner of attaching the web to the strap and tab. The strap and the tab are formed in precisely the same manner,

and a description of one will answer for the other.

A fabric blank F has its end to which the web is to be attached turned in, as indicated at f. The edges are then turned in on the lines 66, and then the fabric is folded on the lines 7-7 so as to bring the edges, indicated at 8-8 close together midway between the side edges of the strap, as indicated in Fig. 3. Parallel lines of stitching 99 are passed through these edges and through the body portion of the strap. The side edges 88-at the point 10 are drawn back so as not to be engaged by these parallel lines of stitching and, therefore, these side edges are free from these points to the ends of the strap, thus forming an open pocket. The web 2 extends within the open pocket of the strap, and a line of stitching 11 is passed through the side edges of the strap, the body portion of the strap and the web securing these parts together. This line of stitching 11, as indicated in Fig. 3, is in the form of a rectangle, as illustrated, although it may be otherwise made. As a matter of fact, in the place of stitching any other securing means may be used, the essential feature being the securing of the web to the strap and the closing of the pocket containing the same.

From the above description, it will be ap parent that I have provided a suspender strap wherein the elastic web is secured to the strap and the tab by a very strong and durable connection which is also very neat in appearance.

Suspenders of this general The edges of the fabric col forming the strap and tab being turned in, and the folded edges meeting intermediate the side edges of the strap and the tab bring the strengthened portion of the strap formed by these infolded edgesand the line of stitching centrally of the suspender. Furthermore, as these lines of stitching pass through the inturned edges of the fabric forming the strap or the tab and the-body portion thereof, said strap is prevented from twisting and is held flat. I A

My improved method of making the strap consists in folding the end of the fabric blank, asindieated at 7", and then passing said fabric blank through the folder of a sewing machine, so that said blank will be folded at its edges and at its sides, as described above, so as to bring the infolded edges centrally of the finished strap. lhus folded, the strap is guided to a stitching ineehanis n having. two needles which pass lines of stitching through the edges of the fabric and through the body portion of the "strap, thus joining the infolded edges'to the body portion of the strap. At a portion adjja cen't the end of the strap which niay be either the beginning or the ending of the operationof the stitching, these intui'ned edges ai'ewithdrawn from the path of'the needles so that the lines of stitchingp'ass only through the body portion of the strap. This finishes the strap, leaving the edges adjacent the endthereof free from stitching. V

Inthe next operation, the elastic web is inserted in the pocket formed by the free end ofthe strapsubstantially to the point where the folded edges of the fabric are withdrawn from the lines of stitching, and then the strap and web are stitched together by a line of stitching which extends t1-ans. versely across the end of the strap and passes through the infol'ded sides 'of the strap, the web and the body portion of "the strap: This line of stitching may be in the form of a rectangle or otherwise, the essea 'tial feature being when stitching is used that the line of stitching extend transversely of the strap. It is obvious that other nieans ma teused in place of stitching, the essential feature being the joining of the web to the strap and the elosing ofthe pocket containingth e web. v U 'iVhile I have described the method of forining the particular article forming the subject-matter of this application, it will be 'iinder'stood that this method may be used for making shoulder straps for overalls which differ from the specific article herein set forth. The essential feature of the method consists in the stitching of the strap on a sewing machine, completing the strap except that its edgesare' left free at the end where the web is to be attached, inserting the web,- and then sewing (preferably by stitching on another machine) the free ends to the web and the body portion of the strap to the Web for securing the same, together. In other words, the essemiai f ature is the leaving of the strap opeii'in the first opera tion to form apocket, the inserting of the web in the pocket, and then the closing of the pocket and securing the s trap to the web, thus making a strong suspender which is also heat in appearance.

It is obvious that ninor changes inthe details of construction and arrangement of parts ma be without departing from the spirit 'of this 7 invention, as set forth in the appendedc'laims. V V 7 Having thus described the inventioin'what is claimed-as new-i;s';

1. A s11; ander 01- e veraus eeaiprising a strap having its sides infoldefd so a'sfto bring the edges thereof adjacent to each other centrally of the rear portion of the stra par allel lines of stitehingpajssiag thronghsaid infolded; sides adjacent the edges thereof and through the body portion ofthestrap, said parallel-lines of stitching adj went-e1 ends of the strappassing through theb'ody portion only, ZL LWBb having onee d extending within the strap between. the body portion thereof p h means for securing the infolded "sides, the web and the body portion of the strap tos'e i V 2. A su'spender for overalls 'coinprising a asap having its snag turned in, itsedges in; folded, and its side'sinfolde'd, so that the folded edges meet midway between the side edges of the strap in rear thereof, parallel lines of stitching passingthrough metal- 1 ea dges and the body portion of the-strap, said linesof stitehing passing throngh. the body P' t bh 6 he are o y a ja tat e end or t e strap s 0- as to leave the infolded sides free, webhavihg one end extending j'vithin Said strap between the infolde'd edges of the strapand the body portion thereof, and line 'of stitching extending tra s- 'veisely th'ejstrap "and pa'ssing through said free infolded sides of the web'and the body portion of the strap. V A W 3. The1nethodof forminga suspen'der 'ffor overa .i onsif t ne in; f d g-5a fab i "blank so as to bring the infolded sid'es rnidway betweenthe side edges of the strap, passja parallel lines sheeting through said 'infolided edges andth e body of the strap, r'emoving said inf'olded siae dgesfiqm the path of thestitching mechanism "adjacent the end of the strap, so that 'the lines of stitching pass only through the body of the and'the inf-(Sided sidesanu stra plaeing the end of an ensue web within the strap between-the body portion and the infold'ed side edges, stitching by a transverse line of stitching the infolded' side edges "of the web and -the'bo'dy portion to egether for securing theweb to the: strap.

' '4. The method offorrning a Suspender for overalls consisting in longitudinally folding a fabric blank, stitching the side edges to a point adjacent one end to form a strap and leaving the folded side edges of the strap free from stitches at said end to the end of the strap and secure the Web thereto.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY L. WILLIS. Witnesses:

PAUL F. ROBERTSON, A. WV. BENNETT.

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